by Animation Mentor | Mar 28, 2013 | Animation, Animation Mentor
How do you make a good shot great? Add polish. Just ask Animation Mentor alumnus Chang-Pei Wu. She studied her reference and wrote her storyboards — two vital steps to begin a good shot. Then Bobby Beck himself reached out to offer her animation feedback … and the...
by Ben Fischler | Mar 27, 2013 | Animation Mentor
Star Wars: A New Hope Film is a challenging medium, one that crosses over and includes so many art forms: Visual, musical, and the illusory arts of VFX. To work in visual effects, you have to love films and filmmaking. Somehow, it has to work its way into your blood....
by Justin Owens | Mar 26, 2013 | Animation Mentor News
Today, we are excited to announce that our new animation character rigs — Stan, Stella, and Sloan — are available for immediate download and use: Current students Access the characters through the Characters/Tools section of the Student Site or through the AMP™ Studio...
by Animation Mentor | Mar 25, 2013 | Animation, Animation Tips and Tricks, Continual Learning
Michal Makarewicz is an animator at Pixar Animation Studios. Watch as he provides a great example of the lecture quality you enjoy at Animation Mentor. We’re excited to announce our latest workshop — specifically designed to make your work stand out: Polish Your...
by Alisha Ehrlich | Mar 22, 2013 | Animation Mentor
Community is an amazing thing. It is defined as a “unified body of individuals.” The Animation Mentor community has continually surprised me with its openness, helpfulness, and eagerness to learn during the time I have been at the school. Our community really fits the...
by Renee Jardin | Mar 21, 2013 | Animation Mentor
I’m fairly well acquainted with my ego. It’s been with me for decades and I recognize it as a strange and wild brew of pride, self-doubt, best friend, worst enemy, and superhero. It will show up to point out how far I’ve come, tell me how awesome I am, maybe even puff...
by Alisha Ehrlich | Mar 20, 2013 | Animation Mentor
Something that I have been seeing a lot from students is the question of whether to stick with the classic Character Animation Program or to take the collaborative production tracks. Here at Animation Mentor, we can provide you with all of the information regarding...
by Renee Jardin | Mar 19, 2013 | Animation Mentor
A stated goal is good. A written goal is better. But a written goal that is detailed, well organized, and prioritized is powerful! It’s a vehicle and a road map with directions to your dreams — not to mention a great source of fuel for your desire to get there. If...
by Matt Estes | Mar 18, 2013 | Animation Mentor
It’s happened to all of us — we’re animating the night away and the noon deadline is breathing down our neck. Then suddenly, “Bing.” Maya has encountered a fatal error and is attempting to save … and there appears some string of letters that you can barely see through...
by Animation Mentor | Mar 15, 2013 | Animation Mentor
Earlier this week, our VFX Curriculum Director, Ben Fischler, lead an online campus tour of Animation Mentor. And of course, the key topic of his presentation was our new VFX Courses. Watch the Replay Everyone on the tour felt Ben’s excitement about the new visual...
by Animation Mentor | Mar 12, 2013 | Animation, Animation Mentor, Animation Mentor News
Beau Pratt is a recent graduate of our classic Character Animation Program and one of the first students in our new Animal and Creature Animation Production Track. Beau took a moment from his studies to share a bit about the new curriculum inside the Studio School. To...
by Animation Mentor | Mar 7, 2013 | Animation Mentor News
Do you ever get the funny feeling that you’re not alone, but in a good way? That’s exactly the vibe going on at Sony Vancouver — and that’s because no less than 30 members of the global Animation Mentor community are living their animation dream right there and right...
by Animation Mentor | Mar 6, 2013 | Animation Mentor, Animation Tips and Tricks
Say hello to Mike Stern. He is an Animator with DreamWorks Animation and you’ve seen his work in Rise of the Guardians, Puss in Boots, How to Train Your Dragon, Monsters vs. Aliens, Kung Fu Panda, and Bee Movie. And, Mike is a long-standing instructor and friend of...
by Animation Mentor | Mar 1, 2013 | Animation Mentor, Animation Mentor News
Rhythm & Hues … gone. Layoffs at Sony, DreamWorks, and other studios. What is going on here? How can Hollywood — the industry that literally creates the most successful films of all time — be struggling so badly? WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? to name a few …...
